Gary
Bell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 203
 
Born: November 17, 1936 in Usa, TX, SAN ANTONIO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 BOS AL   9 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3
1959 22 BOS AL   9 7 8 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1960 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1961 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1962 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1963 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1964 27 BOS AL $ 1,160,000 8 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1965 28 BOS AL $ 1,160,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1966 29 BOS AL $ 1,160,000 9 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1967 30 BOS AL $ 750,000 9 6 7 6 4 5 4 3 3 3
1968 31 BOS AL $ 710,000 9 6 6 6 4 5 4 3 3 3
1969 32 BOS AL $ 710,000 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1970 33 OAK AL   9 6 6 6 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 6 6 6 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,160,000 9 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 22 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1963 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 27 BOS AL $ 1,160,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 28 BOS AL $ 1,160,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 29 BOS AL $ 1,160,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 30 BOS AL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 31 BOS AL $ 710,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 32 BOS AL $ 710,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 33 OAK AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,160,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 21 AAA   16 11 .593 30 30 4 3 0 217.3 153 64 18 101 247 2.65 .194 .286 .300 .586  
1959 22 AAA   12 9 .571 29 29 2 0 0 193.7 161 87 41 74 245 4.04 .222 .294 .425 .720  
1960 23 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 8.0 3 0 0 1 3 0.00 .115 .179 .192 .371 1.6
    AAA   15 10 .600 30 30 2 1 0 201.7 163 72 29 78 261 3.21 .220 .294 .383 .677  
1961 24 BOS AL 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 1 28.7 27 15 3 8 29 4.71 .243 .300 .405 .705 0.7
1962 25 BOS AL 17 11 .607 38 34 11 2 0 266.3 216 104 32 102 187 3.51 .219 .297 .370 .667 16.0
1963 26 BOS AL 17 5 .773 33 33 10 0 0 259.7 209 82 23 83 184 2.84 .221 .289 .332 .621 19.8
1964 27 BOS AL 10 17 .370 49 27 9 1 2 231.3 211 114 31 107 189 4.44 .243 .328 .392 .720 4.4
1965 28 BOS AL 7 8 .467 24 20 8 3 0 162.3 139 63 17 63 116 3.49 .228 .300 .349 .649 6.8
1966 29 BOS AL 10 9 .526 49 15 2 0 1 150.3 157 94 27 68 126 5.63 .269 .347 .465 .812 2.0
1967 30 BOS AL 1 1 .500 18 0 0 0 1 21.0 27 15 4 9 19 6.43 .303 .367 .472 .839 0.0
1968 31 BOS AL 0 0 .000 20 0 0 0 1 31.0 29 16 1 17 24 4.65 .250 .351 .328 .678 0.8
1969 32 AAA   1 5 .167 8 8 0 0 0 46.3 49 25 10 30 35 4.86 .266 .369 .473 .842  
1970 33 AA   0 1 .000 22 0 0 0 0 38.7 44 22 8 14 44 5.12 .278 .337 .456 .793  
9 Years Sim 63 52 .548 265 129 40 6 6 1158.6 1018 503 138 458 877 3.91 .235 .311 .377 .688 52.1
4 Years AAA 44 35 .557 97 97 8 4 0 659.0 526 248 98 283 788 3.39 .216 .297 .375 .673  
1 Years AA 0 1 .000 22 0 0 0 0 38.7 44 22 8 14 44 5.12 .278 .337 .456 .793  
5 Years Minors 44 36 .550 119 97 8 4 0 697.6 570 270 106 297 832 3.48 .220 .300 .380 .680  
Season Average 7 5 .583 29 14 4 0 0 128.7 113 55 15 50 97 3.91 .235 .311 .377 .688  
Career Highs 17 17 1.000 49 34 11 3 2 266.3 216 114 32 107 189 6.43 .303 .367 .472 .839  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   476 238 64 184 524   .210 .269 .335 .604
vs LH   542 265 74 274 353   .263 .349 .422 .771
Home 32 20 .615 141 56 18 4 1 552.0 489 220 63 201 397 3.59 .235 .302 .376 .678
Away 31 32 .492 124 73 22 2 5 606.6 529 283 75 257 480 4.20 .235 .313 .377 .690
Mar/Apr 7 11 .389 40 20 6 1 1 180.3 169 89 20 74 125 4.44 .247 .321 .387 .708
May 16 10 .615 45 28 9 2 1 224.6 207 101 27 99 178 4.05 .244 .323 .385 .708
June 11 7 .611 39 17 4 2 1 161.3 131 70 18 64 121 3.91 .218 .294 .353 .647
July 11 9 .550 42 21 8 0 2 191.0 154 77 31 74 149 3.63 .219 .293 .395 .689
August 10 5 .667 39 20 8 1 0 178.7 160 67 16 59 139 3.38 .240 .302 .365 .667
Sep/Oct 8 10 .444 60 23 7 0 1 222.6 197 99 26 88 165 4.00 .236 .309 .370 .679
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 24 BOS AL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1962 25 BOS AL 39 82 4 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 23 .183 .202 .220 .422 2.9 0.0
1963 26 BOS AL 33 90 5 15 0 0 0 8 0 2 3 20 .167 .191 .167 .358 1.6 0.0
1964 27 BOS AL 49 66 6 13 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 .197 .197 .227 .424 2.0 0.0
1965 28 BOS AL 24 56 1 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 16 .179 .190 .179 .368 1.6 0.0
1966 29 BOS AL 49 42 5 13 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 .310 .310 .333 .643 3.5 0.5
1967 30 BOS AL 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1968 31 BOS AL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
8 Years Sim 260 341 21 67 6 0 0 23 0 3 6 88 .196 .209 .214 .423 11.7 0.5
162 Game Average 212 13 41 3 0 0 14 0 1 3 54 .196 .209 .214 .423 7.3  
Career Highs 49 90 6 15 3 0 0 9 0 2 3 23 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   213 14 43 3 0 0 12 0 2 2 45 .202 .208 .216 .424 5.9
vs LH   128 7 24 3 0 0 11 0 1 4 43 .188 .211 .211 .421 3.7
Home 138 142 8 23 2 0 0 12 0 2 3 38 .162 .178 .176 .354 0.9
Away 111 199 13 44 4 0 0 11 0 1 3 50 .221 .232 .241 .473 8.7
RISP   78 0 15 0 0 0 23 0 0 2 17 .192 .207 .192 .400 2.1
Close/Late   34 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .176 .222 .176 .399 1.0
Mar/Apr 20 50 2 8 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 8 .160 .157 .160 .317 -0.4
May 28 73 3 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 .178 .178 .233 .411 1.6
June 24 43 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 7 .256 .273 .279 .552 2.7
July 34 62 6 15 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .242 .254 .242 .496 3.3
August 25 51 7 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 15 .157 .218 .176 .395 1.5
Sep/Oct 44 62 2 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18 .194 .190 .194 .384 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1960 23 BOS AL P 6 0 8.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 4.50    
1961 24 BOS AL P 28 0 28.7 4 3 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1962 25 BOS AL P 38 34 266.3 11 32 4 4 .915 1.45    
1963 26 BOS AL P 33 33 259.7 15 35 1 3 .980 1.73    
1964 27 BOS AL P 49 27 231.3 8 32 2 2 .952 1.56    
1965 28 BOS AL P 24 20 162.3 8 21 0 3 1.000 1.61    
1966 29 BOS AL P 49 15 150.3 8 16 0 1 1.000 1.44    
1967 30 BOS AL P 18 0 21.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.43    
1968 31 BOS AL P 20 0 31.0 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.74    
Career Totals   265 129 1158.6 58 146 7 14 .967 1.58    
Career Highs   49 34 266.3 15 35 4 4 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1960 23 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 5 4 1 1 0 54.55 .714 .750 1.143 1.893
1963 26 BOS AL 2 3 .400 5 5 2 0 0 38.0 43 22 5 15 29 5.21 .281 .345 .418 .764
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 7 5 2 0 0 38.7 48 26 6 16 29 6.05 .300 .364 .450 .814
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1963 26 BOS AL 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .083 .077 .083 .160
Career Post-Season Batting 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .083 .077 .083 .160
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1963-8-2.84
Wins
1963-9-17
Losses
1964-8-17
Winning Pct
1963-1-.773
Complete Games
1963-7-10
Shutouts
1962-8-2
1965-4-3
Homeruns Allowed
1962-8-32
1964-8-31
Walks Allowed
1964-7-107
Hits per 9IP
1962-7-7.3
1963-6-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1964-8-7.4
WHiP
1963-10-1.12
OAVG
1962-7-.219
1963-7-.221
OSLG
1963-9-.332
OOPS
1963-9-.621
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Kelly Downs (946)
  7. Chris Short (945)
  8. Guy Hoffman (943)
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  1. Al Gerheauser (991)
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  8. Chris Van Cuyk (981)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1958
Injured on 7/31/1959 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 9/25/1960
Had first career hit (double) on 5/5/1962, off Dick Drott (WOR)
Injured on 5/24/1963 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/13/1965 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 9/30/1965 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
10/13/1966: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $750,000 per year, for 1 years
10/3/1967: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $710,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1970 to a minor league deal